First, she got on the honor roll (again).
Moved on-post where "all" of her friends are and got asked to the Valentine's Day Dance (by a boy).
She turned 11!
Got really cool birthday gifts like tickets to Disneyland Paris (for April) and a second earring hole.
And topped it all off with an owl-themed birthday party at Yabadoo's.
I don't think parenting could be any easier with a kid like Isabelle. She's just a loving, easy-going girl who's full of compassion and ambition with the perfect amount of smarty-pants and silly. Sure, she automatically hates anything that I like only because I like it, but I've heard that's "normal" for a tween girl, and I'll gladly take the frustration with the awesomeness. She's pretty great.
You are a proud mommy and you should be-- from the sounds of things, she is a great kid who makes it a joy to be a parent! Glad things are going so well for her over there, you never know whether a move like that will be hard on a kid or not and it appears she is taking it in a stride and doing awesome! -Lindsay Hovden
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linds! We got her into summer camps at the youth center the second week we were in Germany which helped her adjust tremendously! But doing things like a birthday party at Yabadoo's, and especially living on-post where the youth center is and her her school is, has helped her to feel like she did at home in the States.
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